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Indian children's rights advocate speaks at U.N. office in Geneva

GENEVA, June 17 Kyodo - Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian children's rights advocate who shared the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize with Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan, speaks to reporters at the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva on June 12, 2015.

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3 Japan Post group firms to go public as early as Oct.: pres.

KANAZAWA, Japan, June 17 Kyodo - Taizo Nishimuro (L), president and CEO of Japan Post Holdings Co., speaks in a meeting of the Japan Post group's labor union in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 17, 2015. He said that Japan Post and its banking and insurance arms will be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October or November.

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Green tree frogs head for tree to lay eggs

KAWAUCHI, Japan, June 17 Kyodo - A pair of forest green tree frogs move on the dried-out Hebusu-numa marsh in the village of Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, to lay eggs on a tree on June 11, 2015. Fallen spawn is seen in the foreground.

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H.K. protesters march ahead of vote on electoral package

HONG KONG, June 14 Kyodo - Pro-democracy protesters carry yellow umbrellas as they march through the streets of central Hong Kong on June 14, 2015, to support a veto of the government's electoral reform package. The controversial package, laying out how Hong Kong's next leader should be chosen, goes for debate at the legislature on June 17 and will be voted on by the end of the week.

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AL general secretariat meets to follow up SDGs 2030 in Arab region

STORY: AL general secretariat meets to follow up SDGs 2030 in Arab region DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a meeting held by the general secretariat of the Arab League (AL) STORYLINE: The general secretariat of the Arab League (AL), based in Cairo, met Thursday to follow up the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 in the Arab region. The meeting discussed some topics related to the execution of the SDGs on the Arab region's level. The agenda included the outcomes of the Arab initiative for overcoming hunger, the achievement of the SDGs in the conflict-affected states, the effects of COVID-19 on the SDGs 2030 in the Arab region, in addition to the mechanisms of the sustainable funding in the Arab region. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted in September 2015 by all UN member states. It aims to eliminate poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV

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India celebrates Int'l Day of Yoga

STORY: India celebrates Int'l Day of Yoga DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people doing yoga 2. various of the celebration STORYLINE: The International Day of Yoga was celebrated in India on Tuesday. Residents in Mumbai city hosted a free yoga session along the picturesque marine drive promenade, attracting hundreds of people to practice yoga together. International Yoga Day has been celebrated every year on June 21 since 2015 with the aim to spread awareness about the benefits of yoga. The theme for this year is "Yoga for Humanity." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mumbai, India. (XHTV)

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4 arrested for illegally selling endangered parrot

Photo taken June 17, 2016, at a Tokyo police station shows a salmon-crested cockatoo, listed as endangered. Tokyo police have arrested four people on suspicion of selling the parrot without registering it with the Environment Ministry. The parrot was imported from Singapore for 480,000 yen and sold to a customer in December 2015 for around 800,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Video of Japanese journalist missing in Syria posted on Facebook

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 17, 2016, where he commented on a video posted on Facebook the previous day indicating Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who went missing in Syria in June 2015, is being held hostage by militants in the country. Suga said that the man in the video is likely to be Yasuda, adding that the government is not aware of any ransom demand being made in connection with his disappearance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Video of Japanese journalist missing in Syria posted on Facebook

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his ministry in Tokyo on March 17, 2016, regarding a video posted on Facebook the previous day indicating Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who went missing in Syria in June 2015, is being held hostage by militants in the country. Kishida said that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has instructed him to analyze the video and gather relevant information. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan economy shrinks annualized 1.6% in April-June

Japanese Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari holds a press conference at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2015, following the release of data showing the Japanese economy shrank an annualized 1.6 percent in the April-June period in real terms, the first contraction in three quarters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tohoku Electric's thermal unit begins LNG-based operation

Photo taken in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on June 17, 2015, shows Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Hachinohe Thermal Power Station Unit No. 5. The unit commenced liquefied natural gas-based operation in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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7-yr-old Cambodian boy aims to be doctor after cancer surgery in Japan

Soun Makara (R), a 7-year-old Cambodian boy, accompanied by his father (2nd from R), waves to medical staffers as he leaves Okayama Medical Center in Okayama, western Japan, on July 14, 2015, following free surgery for kidney cancer on June 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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7-yr-old Cambodian boy aims to be doctor after cancer surgery in Japan

Soun Makara, a 7-year-old Cambodian boy, accompanied by his father (L) and a female interpreter, leaves Okayama Medical Center in Okayama, western Japan, on July 14, 2015, after receiving free surgery for kidney cancer on June 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. volunteer aid group members visit nursery in northern Japan

Members of "Helping Hands," a volunteer group of U.S. military personnel supporting victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, visit Milk, a nursery for babies and toddlers in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Northern Japan nursery filled with items from U.S. volunteer group

A nursery for babies and toddlers, called Milk, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, is filled with toys, paper diapers and other items on June 17, 2015, sent by "Helping Hands," a volunteer group of U.S. military personnel supporting victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit the northeastern Japanese region of Tohoku. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremony marks 56th anniv. of U.S. military plane crash in Okinawa

People pray on June 30, 2015, in front of a cenotaph dedicated to those who were killed in a U.S. military plane crash in 1959 at Miyamori Elementary School in Uruma in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa to mark the 56th anniversary of the tragedy. The crash killed 17 people, including 11 children at the school, while injuring more than 200. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakabayashi releases improved 3Doodler pen

Nakabayashi Co. shows "3Doodler 2.0," an improved model of the world's first three-dimensional printing pen, as the new model went on sale on June 17, 2015. The pen enables the user to draw in 3D by extruding heated plastic filament that cools almost instantly into a solid, stable structure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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MRJ exhibit space at International Paris Air Show

People walk by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.'s exhibition space for its regional jet at the International Paris Air Show in France on June 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Syrian boy carries packages on cart at refugee camp in Jordan

A Syrian boy carries packages in a wheelbarrow at the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan on June 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fuji TV, Netflix announce business partnership in Tokyo

Managing Director Toru Ota (L) of Fuji Television Network Inc. and Greg Peters, president of the Japanese unit of U.S. video-streaming service provider Netflix Inc., speak at a press conference in Tokyo on June 17, 2015, about their business alliance calling for Fuji to provide its content to the U.S. partner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suzuki Motor to release new big sport motorcycle

Suzuki Motor Corp. announces on June 17, 2015, the release of its new large sport motorcycle GSX-S1000, which will go on sale on July 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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EA Studios executive talks about Star Wars game

Patrick Soderlund, executive vice president of EA Studios, speaks to Kyodo News in Los Angeles, the United States, on June 17, 2015. The company will release its game "Star Wars: Battlefront" in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. author reads picture book on Japan's recovery from 2011 disaster

Joseph Krakora, a senior adviser at the National Gallery of Art, reads his picture book, "Yuki's Journey," during a charity event held at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Washington on June 17, 2015, to commemorate its publication. The book depicts efforts to recover from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Picture book on Japan's recovery from 2011 disaster produced in U.S.

A picture book, titled "Yuki's Journey," is shown at a charity event held at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Washington on June 17, 2015, to commemorate its publication. Made by Joseph Krakora, a senior adviser at the National Gallery of Art, and his granddaughter, the book depicts efforts to recover from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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MRJ model exhibited at Int'l Paris Air Show

A model of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.'s Mitsubishi Regional Jet is displayed in Le Bourget on the outskirts of Paris on June 17, 2015. A real-scale model of the aircraft's cabin was exhibited at the International Paris Air Show in Le Bourget as well. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota sells diesel-powered Land Cruiser Prado

This undated photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s clean diesel-powered Land Cruiser Prado, which went on sale on June 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp mass-produces "in-cell type" LCD panel

Sharp Corp. announces in Osaka on June 17, 2015, the launch of mass production of an "in-cell type" of LCD touch panel for supply to Chinese smartphone manufacturers. The new type is thinner and less expensive than conventional panels as it has a touch sensor function incorporated into an LCD while the conventional one has a sensor attached to the panel, according to Sharp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress visit north Japan area developed by returnees from Palau

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit the Kitaharao district of Zao, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was developed on June 17, 2015, by Japanese nationals who were repatriated from the southwestern Pacific island country of Palau after the end of World War II. This photo shows the imperial couple watching pictures of work in Palau under Japanese rule at that time. The couple visited Palau in April to pay respects to WWII victims. (Pool Phot by Nihon Keizai Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Software developed to draw up family history of genetic disorders

Professor Akimune Fukushima (L) of Iwate Medical University explains the mechanics of "f-tree," an application program designed to help draw up a medical family history of a person's possible genetic disorders, at a press conference in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 17, 2015. The software has been developed by the university's Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, an entity tasked with studying genomic cohorts of regional residents, among other duties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan's ruling KMT taps female lawmaker as presidential candidate

Taiwan's Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu speaks in Taipei on June 14, 2015. The ruling Kuomintang or Nationalist Party decided on June 17 to nominate her as its presidential candidate, which will virtually pit her against another woman, opposition Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ing-wen, in the January 2016 election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Governors request development of methane hydrate mining techs

Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida and Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada (from L) hand a petition requesting that the development of methane hydrate mining technologies be promoted to Taizo Takahashi (R), deputy commissioner at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, in Tokyo on June 17, 2015, on behalf of an alliance of 10 prefectures along the coast of the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dishes for weather satellites shown to press

The Japan Meteorological Agency shows the press a satellite dish (R) for Himawari-8, the newest weather satellite, and another for Himawari-9, to be launched around the summer of 2016, in Ebetsu on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan unveils control center for newest weather satellite

The Japan Meteorological Agency shows the press a satellite control center in Ebetsu on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 17, 2015, prior to the start of operations on July 7 of Himawari-8, the newest weather satellite launched in October 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cambodian boy receives cancer surgery in Okayama

Soun Makara, a 7-year-old Cambodian boy battling kidney cancer, is seen with his father (R) after surgery at the National Hospital Organization's Okayama Medical Center in Okayama, Japan, on June 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cambodian boy before kidney cancer surgery in Okayama

Soun Makara (C), a 7-year-old Cambodian kidney cancer patient, is seen before an operation at the National Hospital Organization's Okayama Medical Center in Okayama, Japan, on June 17, 2015. (Pool photo by Sanyo Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Meeting of district chiefs in Fukushima town

A participant speaks at a meeting of administrative district chiefs in the town of Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 17, 2015. The Japanese government's headquarters for the nuclear emergency field response task force explained during the meeting a plan to lift the evacuation order for the town, imposed following the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, and let residents return before the "obon" week in August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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State economy minister Takagi at Fukushima town assembly

Yosuke Takagi, state minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, answers questions at a meeting of the Naraha town assembly in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 17, 2015. Takagi, who is in charge of the government's headquarters for the nuclear emergency field response task force, explained a plan to lift the evacuation order for the town and let residents return before the "obon" week in August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Remains of 2,500-yr-old rice paddy found

Photo taken June 17, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the remains of ancient rice paddy from around 2,500 years ago, at Ama ruin in the western Japan city of Takatsuki. The municipal education board announced on June 19 the remains of a burial ground were also found there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Remains of 2,500-yr-old rice paddy found

Photo taken June 17, 2015, shows the remains of ancient rice paddy from around 2,500 years ago, at Ama ruin in the western Japan city of Takatsuki. The municipal education board announced on June 19 the remains of a burial ground were also found there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuyama not in top form on eve of U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits a shot during a practice round at Chambers Bay Golf Club in University Place, Washington on June 17, 2015, the eve of the first round of the U.S. Open. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota's 1st female exec nabbed over drug importation

Julie Hamp, the first female executive at Toyota Motor Corp., speaks to reporters at Toyota's head office in the city of Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2015, a day before she was arrested by police on suspicion of importing a drug that is illegal without a prescription in Japan. She has denied the allegation. Hamp became the first female executive of Toyota on April 1 when she was put in charge of public relations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Course of 2015 U.S. Open golf

Photo taken June 17, 2015, shows Chambers Bay Golf Club in University Place, Washington, the venue for the U.S. Open starting the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuyama not in top form on eve of U.S. Open

Ryo Ishikawa hits a bunker shot during a practice round at Chambers Bay Golf Club in University Place, Washington on June 17, 2015. Ishikawa and Hideki Matsuyama are among the five Japanese to play in the U.S. Open beginning the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N.Y. Yankees' Alex Rodriguez 3 hits away from 3000

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez hits a single to center in the 5th inning of a game against the Miami Marlins at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 17, 2015. Rodriguez is three hits shy of 3,000. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Muslims mark start of Ramadan

Photo taken June 17, 2015, shows a street illuminated with colored lights in Amman, Jordan. Muslims around the world marked the start of the holy month of Ramadan on June 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suzuki gets hit in Marlins' loss

Ichiro Suzuki singles to right field in the eighth inning of the Miami Marlins' 2-1 loss to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on June 17, 2015. Suzuki went 1-for-3 against his former team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe meets with Croatian counterpart

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic prior to their official meeting in Tokyo on June 17, 2015. Japan hopes to strengthen economic ties with Croatia and the European Union, of which Croatia is the most recent member. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe, DPJ's Okada face off

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and main opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Katsuya Okada face off during a Diet debate among party leaders in Tokyo on June 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota's new vice president attends press conference

Didier Leroy, newly appointed executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., attends a press conference in the central Japan city of Toyota on June 17, 2015. The automaker's first non-Japanese executive vice president said he will make utmost efforts to enhance its competitiveness as a global company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to face Netherlands in World Cup round of 16

"Nadeshiko" Japan arrive at Vancouver International Airport in Canada on June 17, 2015. The team will face the Netherlands in the round of 16 in the Women's World Cup on June 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo